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Jan 1, 1400
Age of Exploration begins
What reasons did Europeans explore? (3) God glory gold
What was Columbus looking for when he found America? A shortcut to Asia
Which countries were most explorers from? Europe
What is a conquistador? Another word for conquerer
Which explorer tore down Tenochtitlan and founded New Spain? Hernan Cortez -
Jan 1, 1519
Pineda maps Texas coast
Describe Pineda’s route and accomplishments- he started at Corpus Christi went east on the Texas coast went through the bottom of Louisiana down Florida and to Jamaica. -
Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecks
Which Native tribe captures Cabeza de Vaca? Karankawa Indians
What killed many Natives and explorers during the Age of Contact? Disease
When Cabeza de Vaca arrived in Mexico, what did people think about his stories? They did not believe him -
Coronado sets out for cibola
What is Cibola? A painted done in 1898 of Coronado on his quest
Why did Coronado think Cibola was in Texas? A friar told him that it was.
Did they find Cibola? No
What is one important landmark that the expedition did discover? Grand canyon -
La Salle lands in Texas
Which country began challenging Spain for Texas? Spain
Which river delta did La Salle discover? Mississippi River delta -
Fort St. Louis founded
Where is Ft. St. Louis? Texas
Who founded Ft. St. Louis? La salle
Name 2 reasons why Ft. St. Louis failed.
How was La Salle killed? Assassinated -
Marques de Rubi Inspects Texas
What was de Rubi’s mission? Inspect northern frontier for defensive purposes
Who sent de Rubi on his mission? King Carlos
Name 2 recommendations that de Rubi made after his journeym -
Moses Austin Asks Permission for Colony
Why did the Spanish grant Austin permission to establish a colony? At first they turned him down, but he asked multiple times and finally got ermission
What happened to Moses before he could establish his colony? He got ill and died -
Mission San Francisco founded
What is the purpose of a mission? To try to colonize the land.
Who led missions? Priors
Which country is responsible for building missions? Mexico
What religion were missions affiliated with? Catholicism
Were most missions successful? No
Why did missions fail? Because the people in them never changed
What buildings protected missions? Forts -
Stephen F. Austin Establishes His Colony
What is an empresario? A person with a right to own land in Mexico
Where did SFA establish his colony? Texas
What were some of the requirements Mexico made SFA’s colony meet?
Describe the “Old 300.” What kind of people were they?
What were some challenges in establishing the colony?
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Mexico gains Independence
Who did Mexico gain their independence from? Spain
Which Constitution did the Federalist’s establish for Mexico? Federal constitution of the United federal states
Under the Constitution, which Mexican state was Texas joined with? Coahuila -
Fredonian Rebellion
What was the goal of the Fredonian Rebellion? First group of Anglo Texans to surrender to Mexico
Who were the Edwards brothers upset with? Benjamin's tone and increasing tension
How did the Rebellion end? 350 soldiers went to nacadoches to restore order -
Law of April 6th
U.S. immigration? No more immigrant unless they have a special pass
Empresario contracts? Anyone can take their land without asking
Mexican immigration? They want more Mexicans
Slavery? No more slavery unless you already have one
New Forts? Hey can spend 10,000$ on defenses
Import taxes? -
Convention of 1833
What was the goal of the Convention? It was for a petition
Who made the trip to Mexico City to present the resolutions? SFA -
Austin Arrested
Why was SFA arrested? For no reason Santa Anna just ordered it
Because of his imprisonment, what did SFA change his mind about? -
Battle of Gonzales
Why was the battle of Gonzales fought? Because they wanted their cannon back
Who won? Texans
Which important Texas slogan originated during the battle? -
The Alamo Falls
Name 3 notable Alamo defenders. James Bowie William b Travis and Davy Crockett
How many Alamo defenders were there? How many Mexican troops? Mexican-1,800 Texan-185
Why didn’t Sam Houston send reinforcements to the Alamo? Because he knew they would die
Which side won the Battle of the Alamo? The Mexicans -
The Alamo Falls
Name 3 notable Alamo defenders. James Bowie William b Travis and Davy Crockett
How many Alamo defenders were there? How many Mexican troops? Mexican-1,800 Texan-185
Why didn’t Sam Houston send reinforcements to the Alamo? Because he knew they would die
Which side won the Battle of the Alamo? The Mexicans -
Goliad Massacre
Which battle did Fannin and his men lose to be taken prisoner? Gooliad massacre
Who ordered the massacre of Fannin’s men? Santa Anna
How many Texans died during the massacre? 800 -
The Runaway Scrape
Which direction was everybody moving? East
What was the goal/purpose of the Runaway Scrape? Get away from Santa Anna and to surprise Santa Anna
Why was everybody running away? Because they heard Santa Anna executed everyone
What did people think about Sam Houston for running away from Santa Anna? They thought he was a coward -
Battle of San Jacinto
What were 2 war-cries that the Texans shouted during the battle? Remember the Alamo and remember goliad
What was the number of casualties for both sides? Texan-2 deaths Mexican 620 died 730 captured
Describe what Santa Anna did during the battle. He ran in his pajamas them tried to discise himself to look like a normal Mexican soldier
Which side was victorious? The Texans